Malagasy film director Raymond Rajaonarivelo (born at Antananarivo, 1949).
Former cinemas Rex and Ritz in Antananarivo, 2013 (?).

The cinema of Madagascar refers to the film industry in Madagascar.

The most notable director is Raymond Rajaonarivelo, director of movies such as Quand Les Etoiles Rencontrent La Mer (When the Stars Meet the Sea, fr) and Tabataba (The Spreading of Rumors).[1]

The oldest cinematographic production entirely produced in Madagascar by a Malagasy is a 22-minute black-and-white movie entitled Rasalama Martiora (Rasalama, the Martyr). Directed in 1937 by the deacon Philippe Raberojo, it marked the centenary of the death of the Protestant martyr Rafaravavy Rasalama. Philippe Raberojo was the president of an association of French citizens of Malagasy origin, where he had access to a 9,5mm camera. Thus he was able to realise his film. The complete version is lost.[2]

In the following years there was considerable political upheaval in the country. In 1960 independence was regained in Madagascar, but political instability remains. This complicated post-colonial period led to the closure or transformation of the country's cinemas into places of religious worship.

The film industry started to recover slowly around the year 2006 also due to the founding of Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar, which is the only film festival in the country.

Around 60 short films and 1 or 2 feature films are made each year.[2] Most Malagasy productions receive no public funding.

In the Malagasy language, the word “cinema” is translated “sarimihetsika” (mg) which literally means “moving image”.[2]

Films

Year Title Director Genre Notes
1937Rasalama maritiora (Rasalama, the Martyr)Philippe RaberojoBlack and white documentaryPortrait of the protestant martyr Rasalama Rafaravavy (1810 – 1837) at the centenary of this death. 22 minutes.
1973L'accident
(The Accident)		Benoît RamampyDrama shortBest short film award Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), 1973. A son kills his father by accident.
1974Very RembyIgnace Solo RandrasanaDramaJean Soutter Award at Dinard Festival du film britannique (fr), France, 1974. 90 minutes.
1980FitampohaJacques Lombard and Jean-Claude RahagaDocumentary77 minutes.
1984Dahalo, Dahalo, il était une fois le moyen ouest
(Dahalo, Dahalo, Once upon a Time in the Midwest)		Benoît RamampyDrama75 minutes.
1987Ilo Tsy Very
(Eternal Blessing)		Ignace Solo RandrasanaDramaThe story of Madagascar from 1895 to 1975, including the 1947 Malagasy Uprising. 90 minutes.
1988Tabataba (fr)Raymond RajaonariveloDrama featureStory of a small Malagasy village during the independence uprising. 76 minutes.
1989Le Prix de la paix
(The Price of Peace)		Abel Rakotozanany and Benoît RamampyShort dramaShown at the African Film Festival in Montreal in 1988. 72 minutes.
1989Angano... Angano... nouvelles de MadagascarMarie-Clémence Paes, Cesar PaesDocumentaryStorytellers recount the Malagasy founding myths. 64 minutes.
1996Quand les étoiles rencontrent la mer (When the Stars Meet the Sea, fr)Raymond RajaonariveloDramaDepicts the Malagasy liberation struggle. Best Film award Istanbul Film Festival (1998). 86 minutes.
2001MakibefoAlexander AbelaDramaBased on William Shakespeare's Macbeth. 73 minutes.
2004SouliAlexander AbelaDramaBased on William Shakespeare's Othello. 94 minutes.
2004Sur les murs de la ville
(On the walls of the city, fr)		Fabrice Maminirina RazafindralamboShort animationThe first Malagasy animation short film in official competition at Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2004, 5 minutes.
2005Mahaleo (fr)Marie-Clémence Paes and Raymond RajaonariveloDocumentaryTraces the history of Mahaleo, Madagascar's most popular folk-pop band. Best Documentary award at Regards sur le cinema du Sud, Rouen (fr), 2006. Public Award and second place at Festival du film insulaire de Groix (fr), 2005.
2006The sun rises...then setsJiva Eric RazafindralamboShort animationBest Film Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar 2006.
2007Raketa mena (fr)Hery A. RasoloDocumentaryAward Festival Ciné Sud de Cozès (Charente-Maritime). 52 minutes.
2007TafasiryToky RandriamahazosoaShortBest Film Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar 2007.
2010VaravarankelySitraka RandriamahalyShortBest Animation Film Rencontres du Film Court Madagascar in 2010.
2011Dzaomalaza et le saphir bleu
(Dzaomalaza and the Blue Sapphire)		Andriamanisa Radoniaina and Mamihasina RaminosoaFiction featureDzaomalaza goes in search of a unique sapphire in Southern Madagascar in order to enrich himself. But three women are in his path. 60 minutes.
2012Malagasy MankanyHaminiaina RatovoarivonyRoad-movieDiaspora Award Hollywood Black Film Festival 2013, USA. Audience Award Festival of African Cinema (then Festival Cine Africano Cordoba 2013, Spain), Youth Jury Award at Cinémas d'Afrique 2013, France. Africa Connexion Award at Vues d'Afrique film Festival 2014, Canada. Best feature film and best actress at Iarivo film festival 2014, Madagascar. Jury special mention Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga 2013, Morocco. 93 minutes.
2012La photographie -
Sary Iray Tsy Nipika		David RandriamananaShortSecond place FESPACO festival, Ouagadougou 2013. An old lady is waiting for her grandson. 18 minutes.
2013Madame EstherLuck RazanajaonaShortSecond prize Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia 2014. Second place FESPACO festival, Ouagadougou 2015. 15 minutes.
2014Ady gasyLova NantenainaDocumentaryPrix Fétnèt Ocean Indien at Festival international du film d'Afrique et des îles de La Réunion (FIFAI, fr), La Réunion. Grand Prix Eden Documentaire at Lumières d'Afrique (fr), Besançon. Mention spéciale du Jury documentaire at Festival Quintessence (Festival international du film de Ouidah, fr), Bénin. “The Chinese make things, the Malagasy fix them.” 84 minutes.
2014Odyaina, fragments of livesLaza RazanajatovoDocumentaryShows the relationship between music and mental illness, through the work of some malagasy music therapist. 85 minutes.
2015FasaLaza RazanajatovoShortWe observe Fasa as she is coping with the loss of her father.
2019Fahavalo, Madagascar 1947Marie-Clémence Andriamonta-PaesHistorical war documentaryDoc of the World Award Montreal World Film Festival, Special Mention Carthage Film Festival. 90 minutes.
2022JoeZo Tahiana HariminosonThriller

References

  1. ↑ Heale, Jay; Latif, Zawiah Abdul (2008). Madagascar. Marshall Cavendish. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-7614-3036-0. OCLC 182857000.
  2. 1 2 3 Kolosary Cinéma Malagasy – Madagascar en 11 Films. Madagascar: Institut Français, Ile de France. 2016.
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